Week 1 Jeopardy

Word Parts

100

A word part found at the beginning of a medical term.

Prefix

200

A word part found at the end of a medical term that modifies the meaning of the term.

suffix

300

The word part that gives a medical term its essential meaning.

Root

400

A combination of a root word and a combining vowel

Combining form

500

The most common combining vowel in medical terminology

O

Prefixes 1

100

A prefix that means "no" or "without"

A- or An-

200

A prefix that means "difficult, painful, or bad"

Dys-

300

Two opposite prefixes that mean "toward" and "away from". Which term means which?

Ad- and Ab-

400

Define the following prefixes:

Hyper-

Hypo-

above, increased, more than normal

decreased, low, less than normal

500

Define the following prefixes:

Inter-

Intra-

Between

Within

Prefixes 2

100

A prefix that means "before"

pre-

200

A prefix that means "after"

post-

300

A prefix that means "good, easy, or normal"

eu-

400

Define the following prefixes:

Ecto-

Endo-

outside

inside/ within

500

Define the following prefixes:

Poly-

Oligo-

many, excess

scant, few, little

Suffixes 1

100

Define the suffix: -ectomy

surgical removal

200

Define the suffix: -scope

instrument to examine

300

Define the suffix: -itis

inflammation

400

Define the suffix: -lysis

separation; breakdown

500

Define the following suffixes:

-malacia

-sclerosis

abnormal softening

abnormal hardening

Suffixes 2

100

Define the suffix: -um

structure

200

Define the suffix: -logy

study of

300

Define the suffix: -megaly

enlargement

400

Define the suffix: -centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas

500

List FOUR suffixes that mean "pertaining to"

-ac; -al; -an; -ary; -ic; -ous